Kia Reveals Futuristic EV5 Electric SUV Concept With Striking Design – SlashGear

Any good concept car boasts ideas that buyers and enthusiasts are going to love, but there is a chance you’re unlikely to see them in any production models that end up loosely based on the wacky masterpiece. With the EV5 — there are swiveling seats, a truly unique feature which turns the vehicle into something more than a car. Combined with other features, the setup essentially allows you to turn the vehicle into a kind of small-scale living room. The full-length, panoramic, sunroof, which doubles as a solar panel, gives a wonderful view of the sky, which may make the SUV an ideal offroad choice. 

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It also allows for adjustments to the seating, so the car can be used as an enclosed porch of sorts. There’s no central pillar and the doors open outward, allowing you to rotate the seats 90 degrees and enjoy the views around you. Speaking of the environment, Kia intends to build the car with things like plant-based materials and upcycled PET bottles, so you won’t be destroying the wildlife you can get out on the road and wtiness from said car. 

Other futuristic features include the large central display and what appears to be a yoke wheel, or something close to it at least. Hopefully, the production model isn’t too far from the concept. We won’t have long to wait before finding out either, as the production version of the EV5 is set to go on sale in China later this year.